Granted
The veteran's service connection for degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine is granted. The Board found that these conditions were incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board gave great probative weight to a private medical opinion stating that the veteran's current lumbar spine disability was at least as likely as not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007430
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